Michael Bryant wrote:
From: "Mark S. Holden"
The job Bush appointed this guy to is in drug control.
Like it or not, grass is still illegal.
Seems like a better fit for him than the job he had.
It's not like Bush put him in charge of a Polygamy task force.
While Iron County Attorney, Burns virtually ignored the exploding
methamphetamine and crack cocaine trade to focus almost exclusively on busting
college students and travelers coming and going from California on I-15. He
knew he could coerce fines by multiplying the charges from people that weren't
going to be voting against him the next election.
Bottom line question: Were they breaking the law?
While pot may be illegal, anyone with a history of focusing their enforcement
efforts against marijuana at the expense of far more dangerous drugs is not the
type of individual we need in Washington.
Bottom line question: Is pot illegal? Was the prosecutor doing what he was elected
to do by enforcing the law with regards to marijuana?
Fortunately, he'll probably leave as soon as Bush is defeated.
Perhaps.